After eight months’ detainment in Nigeria and court delays, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, is heading home for medical treatment.
Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive initially charged with tax and money laundering charges in Nigeria, has left the country after eight months in detention.
In a statement to Cointelegraph, a family spokesperson said Gambaryan left Nigeria on Oct. 23 after authorities dropped money laundering charges against the Binance head of financial crime compliance. Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charges were the final legal entanglements Gambaryan faced after authorities dropped tax evasion charges in June.
“It is a huge relief that this day has finally come,” Gambaryan’s wife, Yuki, said in a statement. “The past eight months have been a living nightmare. I wish it hadn’t taken this long for his release, or that his health had not declined so much, but we can now focus on healing as a family. I want to express my deepest gratitude to the US government for their efforts in securing his release.”
